I got the idea that such blend of operatic music and modern dance is way more accepted (even if far from unanimous) with Baroque operas than with Bel canto ones, but the problem is not the repertoire, rather the approach, and IMHO skating coreographers take their Tosca-Traviata-Turandots straight from the dusty closet of a provincial theatre.

oh & for modern classical music, selections from Arturo Marquez's Danzon #2 would be amazing for a skating LP/FD
so much variety in one movement! and really upbeat/fun/dancey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msogBMH6QM4

ETA: it's 10 minutes long but you really should listen to the whole thing.

I was just about to say this. :D I wasn't watching figure skating yet when Todd skated to it, but I'm hoping one of the current skaters returns to the soundtrack and does it justice. Whether it is Reynolds to a Shire theme because he does have that youthful look to him, or, say, Marchei or Murakami to one of the Enya/Fleming songs, I don't care. But someone please do it. *_*

And a load of my favorites that I'm not seeing anywhere - Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, Flashdance soundtrack (which at least was in Fernandez' exhibition), All the Right Moves in ice dance, Vltava (preferably skated to by a Czech competitor), Lady Gaga could be hilarious, Adiemus, Enigma... so many tunes I'd love to see on ice.

This would be AMAZING, but it would take a very artistic skater to be able to pull off the mood of the song. It's so slow, moody and sensual. Would this be considered tango music?

This would be a GREAT exhibition number for Yuna or Mao, don't you agree? Maybe Caro too. It would take incredible sophistication and musicality to pull it off. It could also be trimmed down and made into a SP.

As a pair, I can see it working for V/T for next season. Can someone Tweet this at them?

I think Yuna can mayyyybe pull it off (though I don't feel that her aesthetic falls in the "sensual" range). I'm not really sure about Mao bc I feel like she "forces" emotions a lot in her program. There was a point in her Sochi LP where she suddenly had a really dramatic, exaggerated smile on her face and I was like because it looked so comical.

Personally, I'm a huge fan of Asian-themed music and would love to see more skaters use that in their programs (as long as it isn't Memoirs of a Geisha or Butterfly Lovers). The following songs would be incredible to skate to.

It makes one realize how narrow a view many skating folk (coaches, choreographers, the skaters themselves) have of music, especially of classical music--which, after all, is a 500-year-old treasure chest of possibilities. I expect more from the coaches and choreographers than from the skaters themselves, who are very young and likely haven't had a chance to be exposed to the vast repertoire of any musical style, even popular music. (There are exceptions, of course, especially skaters who also study music.) But the adults in the picture should really explore a bit more. I think Sandra Bezic and Lori Nichol used to find a lot of innovative stuff, though Lori has eased up in recent years, and Marina Zoueva seems to find great off-the-beaten-track pieces as well. I always hope for more in the future.

I think Yuna can mayyyybe pull it off (though I don't feel that her aesthetic falls in the "sensual" range). I'm not really sure about Mao bc I feel like she "forces" emotions a lot in her program. There was a point in her Sochi LP where she suddenly had a really dramatic, exaggerated smile on her face and I was like because it looked so comical.

Personally, I'm a huge fan of Asian-themed music and would love to see more skaters use that in their programs (as long as it isn't Memoirs of a Geisha or Butterfly Lovers). The following songs would be incredible to skate to.

It's the same theory as in painting, phototography, etc. Your music is your background. There is a whole theory about background in photography. The background should support the main theme, which is the skater. Not distract, not overwhelm, not dominate. In photography the best background is blurred, you know what it is but you don't see the distracting details, it adds mood and brings attention to the main subject. It has color, it has texture, it embeds the main subject. It is the ocean to fish, the sky to a beautiful face, the forest to a grand wolf. It defines the environment and brings context. It only serves the subject, but it is not the subject itself.

The Piano Guys are a great choice! Does anyone know their cover of Adele's Rolling in the deep? Perfect for skating! They also have a nice rendition of The Lord of the Rings Soundtrack in a 5 minutes piece....Actually The Piano Guys went and did a live concert on Times Square Rink last winter and put a video on their YouTube channel:-) So they obviuosly noticed that skaters began to love their music......